Cultural Appropriation: What You Need to Know
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Wondering how to create a more inclusive and respectful camp culture?
In this engaging recorded webinar, Native American camp professionals and allies share powerful insights and practical steps to help you recognize and eliminate cultural appropriation at camp. Designed for camp directors, program leaders, and staff, this powerful conversation offers clear, actionable strategies to reduce harm and create a camp environment where every camper feels a sense of belonging. You’ll explore how to conduct a cultural audit, understand Indigenous and Western worldviews, and apply real success stories from camps leading the way in cultural change.
Led by Native camp professionals Vance Gilmore and Les Peters, and allies Andy Lilienthal and Andrew Corley, this on-demand webinar is your chance to gain expert guidance and proven tools—without disrupting your day. Learn at your own pace, apply it on your terms, and take the next step toward lasting impact at your camp.
- Vance Gilmore, Native American and Camp Professional
- Les Peters, Native American and Camp Professional
- Andy Lilienthal, Ally and Camp Professional
- Andrew Corley, Ally and Camp Professional
Learner outcomes:
- To learn what cultural appropriation is
- To learn what steps are needed to eliminate cultural appropriation
- How cultural appropriation can foster trauma and erasure of native people.
- To hear about success stories that have occurred at camps across the country regarding cultural appropriation.
Strategies and Tools:
- Define the concept of “treasures and traditions” at camp.
- Define what is a “cultural audit?”
- Define the difference between Native American/Indigenous and Western “worldviews.”
- Build a “bridge of belonging” between Native communities and camps.
- Share the Native American/Indigenous People’s Task Force “Resource List.”
Earn 1.0 CEC for this recorded webinar. More information on CECs can be found here.
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